Here’s something the beauty industry will NEVER tell you:
Looking good has nothing to do with spending lots of money.
Many of us have been guilty of the “fast food” beauty habit. It looks like this...
You have problem skin, it’s breaking out a lot or it’s super dry or blotchy and red so you go out and you drop a load of cash on a whole new skin regimen.

Nothing makes an esthetician roll her eyes faster than when someone brings up the do-it-yourself exfoliating scrub recipe they found on Pinterest.
Here’s the real deal with DIY skincare.
Natural, seemingly harmless ingredients like sugar, coffee grounds, and coconut oil can actually wreak havoc on your skin.

Tried and true tips from my almost 20 years practicing as a holistic esthetician! From things like prevention, good sleep, to mini facials, to actual skin boosting ingredients, you'll want to bookmark this one!

Since it’s National Skin Care Awareness Month, I thought I’d share with you these basic principles I use to guide my professional aesthetics practice. I’ve been practicing now for 19 years and I didn’t always have a road map on how to treat clients. These are things I’ve developed over time going through struggles with my own skin right alongside my clients and their unique skin concerns. These 4 pillars are also the result of countless trial and error scenarios and the various books and articles I’ve read and educational programs I’ve sought out over the years.

Lately I’m seeing more and more clients struggling with Melasma, a skin condition that causes patches and spots, usually on the face, which are darker than your natural skin tone. It can be very frustrating because like a lot of other skin conditions there is a lot of misinformation and mixed messages out there. Seeking treatment options leads to overwhelm and I’m encountering more and more people who just don’t know where to turn. Melasma is a complex subject and it can vary from person to person.

The barrier weakens with age and the more pale your skin is the thinner the barrier, which means you’re more prone to irritation. The good news is since your cells are constantly renewing themselves, you can improve the issue and prevent future damage.

Eating for healthy skin can really be easy. It’s not this huge project that you have to turn your life upside down to achieve. You don’t need an extensive shopping list, you don’t need to count calories or grams of anything! In fact, you might already be eating healthier than you think. Here’s my top five tips to make it even easier…

I get asked alot about taking supplements to improve skin conditions. There really is no magic pill. Believe me, if there was I would have found it by now! However, over the years I have seen a few supplements that really do make a difference, both in the improvement of certain conditions like acne and in making the skin appear healthier and younger-looking. Obviously not all supplements are created equal so I’ve included my favorite brands. The good news is also that you can get all of these from delicious food too!

Can’t figure out why your skin is breaking out? Feel like you’ve tried it all and nothing is working? Here is my tried and true way to get to the bottom of it once and for all.

This time of year you'll hear a lot of talk about resolutions and goal setting and planning for the new year. I'm not really a resolution maker but I do like to come up with a theme or a few words at the beginning of each year. For 2024 my main word is “pause”.

You may already know that I ended 2023 by closing my business. I went from running a 7 room spa and retail store to being a solo aesthetician. As a business owner the last few years have been a stress-fest. Lots of ups and downs and extreme situations to say the least.

The comedogenic scale was originally created to rate the tendency of a skincare ingredient to clog pores. The idea of comedogenic products and their effect on the skin was first introduced in 1970s by Albert Klingman and James Fulton and was based originally on tests conducted on rabbit ears. There are plenty of products that like to boast a low comedogenic rating and even professional skincare companies that educate estheticians on how to spot so-called comedogenic ingredients, however, I find this concept outdated and unreliable for many reasons.